1953: Year of the Water Snake
The 1953 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Water Snake, and it runs from 14 February 1953 to 2 February 1954 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Snake 蛇
- Element and polarity
- Yin Water
- Gan-Zhi
- Gui Si 癸巳
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1953, a person turns 73 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1953? You may be Dragon, not Snake
Chinese New Year 1953 fell on 14 February 1953. Anyone born between 1 January 1953 and 13 February 1953 — a window of 44 days — belongs to the 1952 zodiac year, the Yang Water Dragon, and not to the Snake.
Check an exact birth date against the 14 February 1953 boundary.
Exact 1953 zodiac year dates
The 1953 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Snake years around 1953
| Snake year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Yin Fire Snake | 23 January 1917 |
| 1929 | Yin Earth Snake | 10 February 1929 |
| 1941 | Yin Metal Snake | 27 January 1941 |
| 1965 | Yin Wood Snake | 2 February 1965 |
| 1977 | Yin Fire Snake | 18 February 1977 |
| 1989 | Yin Earth Snake | 6 February 1989 |
The exact pairing 癸巳 — Yin Water Snake — returns only once every sixty years: 2013, 2073.